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Why mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters matters to Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters — Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.

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